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Mohammed VI mosque in Conakry will welcome its first worshipers on March 29, underscoring the strong spiritual ties between the Moroccan and the Guinean people. The mosque, ordered by the Moroccan King, will open during the Friday prayer with the participation of eminent Moroccan and Guinean scholars, the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema said […]
The Republic of Guinea is seeking to raise more than $3 billion in funding from Dubai for projects under its Interim Reference Program (IRP) 2022-2025, Zawya reports. To meet the target, the West African country will showcase the projects at a Round Table of Donors (RTD), an event to be held on the sidelines of […]
The newly elected presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi and of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, have been sworn in, with both promising to improve living conditions and security in their respective countries. The DRC’s President Tshisekedi has been sworn in following a landslide victory in the highly contested elections in December that […]
Authorities in Guinea Conakry arrested Sunday January 14 in capital Conakry French journalist Thomas Dietrich who has been in the West African country to investigate state-run fuel company Société Nationale des Pétroles (SONAP), following a deadly explosion at the country’s main fuel terminal that killed 24 people. Dietrich was arrested at his hotel. Authorities did […]
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is poised to commence a “world’s biggest” $20 billion mining project in the Republic of Guinea this year, following a 27-year wait marked by several legal and political setbacks, scandals and several false dawns. The $20 billion iron ore, rail, and port development in a remote corner of West Africa […]
The US private military company Bancroft Global Development is reportedly in talks with the government of Central African Republic (CAR) over “future activities,” as the Russian mercenary group Wagner is in the process of reorganization following the death of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. The death of Wagner’s leader has created a window of opportunity in […]
The Ivorian Government announced Wednesday December 27 the decision to send every month 50 million liters of fuel to Guinea, which is facing an acute shortage following the explosion this month of the country’s fuel terminal. “Côte d’Ivoire commits to deliver 50 million liters of fuel per month to Guinea”, the State-run television RTI said […]
At least 14 people have lost their lives in the explosion of a fuel depot in capital Conakry in the early hours of Monday December 18, the Government of the West African country announced in a statement later in the day. The largest warehouse for storing fuel, located in the capital and belonging to State-run […]
At a recent summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), regional leaders decided to keep sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and said they would need to see progress towards a transition to civilian rule before easing the measures. The West African leaders met Sunday (10 December) for a […]
Guinea’s main media unions suspended Sunday December 10 a set of actions including media blackout scheduled for this Monday December 11 to give chances for success to ongoing talks with media regulator HAC that demanded French cable network Canal+ to suspend sine die three private media over security reasons. URTELGUI, AGUIPEL, REMIGUI, AGEPI and AGPE […]